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The March of the Governors, Special Edition, The US Dakota War of 1862
Paul Nelson, Sydney Beane, Mary Lethert Wingerd, and Rebekah CoffmanThe US Dakota War of 1862 was a unique event in Minnesota history. In his book, Massacre in Minnesota, the eminent historian Gary Clayton Anderson calls it “the most violent ethnic conflict in American history.” It was a calamity that we Minnesotans are still trying to deal with…
Confluence: A History of Fort Snelling
Reviewer: Matthew W. Wright2022 Minnesota Book Award Winner Confluence: A History of Fort Snelling Hampton Smith St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021 256 pages; hardcover; $34.95 The past six years have seen the publication of two new histories of Fort Snelling…
The March of Governors, Governor #6, Horace Austin
Paul Nelson and Ken PetersonThe second of four Minnesota governors from St. Peter, Horace Austin, was the state’s first governor to directly confront the increased power of railroads, the state’s most powerful business force. Noted for being honest and straight forward, Austin succeeded in regulating their rates after being reelected in 1871…
March of the Governors, Governor #5, William Rainey Marshall
Paul Nelson and Tom O'ConnellWilliam Rainey Marshall could be said to occupy a prominent place in Minnesota’s list of founding fathers. He played a leading role in many of the seminal events that shaped the state’s early history. A strong opponent of slavery, he chaired the founding meeting of Minnesota’s Republican…
March of the Governors, Governor #4, Stephen Miller
Paul Nelson, Matt Wright, and Rebekah CoffmanStephen Miller moved to Minnesota in middle age from Pennsylvania, several years after his friend Alexander Ramsey had moved to the state. He immediately involved himself in politics in St. Cloud. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he was named lieutenant colonel of the First Minnesota…
History Revealed: Scandinavian Woman Suffrage
Anna M. PetersonThe Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association of Minnesota With Anna M. Peterson History Revealed Series Program Date: 06/10/2021 Video on YouTube During the fight for women’s suffrage, Minnesota was home to one of the only ethnic suffrage organizations in the country. The Scandianvian Woman Suffrage…
March of the Governors, Governor #3, Henry Swift
Paul Nelson and Matt WrightHenry Swift came to Minnesota from Ohio as a young man, eventually settling in St. Peter. He was elected to the state senate and saw combat in the US Dakota War of 1862 at the Battles of New Ulm. The next year, because of Lieutenant Governor Ignatius…
March of the Governors, Governor #2, Alexander Ramsey
Paul Nelson and David BlyAlexander Ramsey did not have it easy. He was orphaned at age ten and worked as a store clerk and a carpenter before finding his vocation in politics. He served two terms in Congress from Pennsylvania and for his service to the Whig Party was rewarded, if…
History Revealed: Redefining Citizenship
Sara EggeRedefining Citizenship: The Fight for the Right to Vote in Minnesota and the Midwest Sara Egge History Revealed Series Program Date: March 18, 2021 Video on YouTube In partnership with the Roseville Library and the East Side Freedom Library. Examining how women won…